discounter

Definition of discounternext

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Recent Examples of discounter The pledge from Walmart comes as concerns are mounting from some shoppers, consumer advocates and lawmakers skeptical about the rollout of digital price labels by the discounter and other stores. — Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Spirit, the pioneering discounter, permanently shut down operations on May 2 after failing to secure a federal government bailout. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026 Barneys New York ranks as one of retail’s greatest makeovers — transforming from a menswear discounter in the ’60s into a chic and irreverent enclave for luxury fashion. — David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026 Spirit Airlines, the scrappy discounter that once rattled the industry with cheeky ads and rock-bottom fares, took its final flight after 34 years of upending the business of flying. — Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 The iconic Florida discounter has been at risk of shutting down. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 But rival Target reported earlier this week another quarterly decline in profits and sales during the critical holiday period as the discounter struggles with its own merchandising missteps and confronts a consumer who is focusing more on essentials. — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 Sara Barber, senior director of supply chain inventory and returns at Ariat International, described a returns ecosystem that combines software and human decision-making to determine whether a product could be resold in a secondary market, an outlet store or a discounter. — Peter Sadera, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026 The store was an immediate hit, a new idea in retail that combined some of the best department store features – including strong customer experience – with the prices of a discounter. — Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discounter
Noun
  • Starting Wednesday, the beauty brand founded by Hailey Bieber will be available exclusively at Sephora in most of the retailer’s stores — a bit more than 500 — across 19 new European markets and online there.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • What companies can potentially learn about you FTC research into surveillance pricing found that third-party pricing companies can use surprisingly detailed information when helping retailers tailor prices, promotions or product rankings.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In July, the wholesaler officially introduced a new chicken tenders menu option to its food courts nationwide.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Acting as a wholesaler to local restaurant clients, and also serving individual lobster lovers, this place has ensconced itself firmly within Boston's heart.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Group recently announced a partnership with journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan as the producer and distributor of his new Creator Economy venture.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Both Meade and Pike will work with distributor Wild Thring Media on new commissioning opportunities, co-productions and global potential of WildBear’s content.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • These incentives typically include mortgage rate buy-downs, or sellers agreeing to pay for repairs.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • One of the brand’s best-sellers, the boot retails for 489 Australian dollars or $344 at current exchange.
    — Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • On the secondary market, 76ers tickets are the hottest tickets out there, according to ticketing reseller StubHub.
    — Jessica Golden,Alex Sherman, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Fleek said the results should be read as a picture of its engaged reseller audience, rather than a measure of the resale market as a whole.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The fighting near the crucial Red Sea shipping corridor has worried global markets as the Houthis pursue a blockade of Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, with Iranian support.
    — Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Russia was previously the second-largest diesel exporter in the world.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Discounter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discounter. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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